Hartley Oast, Hawkhurst Road, Cranbrook, TN17 3PU
About Hartley Oast
Hartley Oast is a detached house in Cranbrook (TN17 3PU). It has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (around 2056 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90).
Across 2001–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £827,000 is 12.9% below the 2017 sale of £950,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£462/sq ft) was about 203.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 191 m² the property is well over the postcode median (124 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in September 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Hartley Oast's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Hartley Oast has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Feb 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension and alterations to garage
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/02838/HOUSE
- Aug 2010ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Conservatory to rear elevation
Extension- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/02291/HOUSE
What's in Hartley Oast, Hawkhurst Road, Cranbrook, TN17 3PU's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Hartley Oast was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£827,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 16 years.
£950,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
6 September 2017Most recent
£950,000
+160.3%over 15 years16 November 2001
£365,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN17 3PU: £520,000 (2021–2004).
Nearby sales in TN17 3PU
2 Dukes Cottages, Hawkhurst Road, Cranbrook, TN17 3PU
Sold Sept 2021
£542,500Hill Cottage, Hawkhurst Road, Cranbrook, TN17 3PU
Sold Apr 2021
£465,0001 Dukes Cottages, Hawkhurst Road, Cranbrook, TN17 3PU
Sold May 2015
£520,000Hartley Hall, Hawkhurst Road, Cranbrook, TN17 3PU
Sold Jul 2005
£660,000Frisco Cottage, Hawkhurst Road, Cranbrook, TN17 3PU
Sold Mar 1998
£132,500
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Versus other Hawkhurst Road homes
Hartley Oast outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,974
Street avg £3,920
Floor Area
191 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Duke Villas — bus stop.
Closest school
2.6 km
Cranbrook School. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB